Plagiarism :)

Are we humans all about Plagiarism ???


Hmmm I strongly feel "Yes, We All Are"...

How many of you who have actually gone to the extent of doing something totally different ??
You are as of now reading my blog because someone some day had asked you to read an article on a blog site and so you follow suit and have been doin it for quite sometime now !

Lemme give u a snapshot of my thoughts on plagiarism..

Have u ever wondered how it would be to enter office at 12 in the night and find your team members having their first cup of coffee to start off another 12 hours filled with work ? I'm sure your answer would be "whts with u ? do u think i'm mad?" haha...
Yes i do !! coz its just plain plagiarism that you are doing... Our forefathers or people even before them followed the practice of working during the day as they didn't have the comfort of having sunlight to perform their duties to the fullest during the nights and so you follow suite.
Don't we now have enough replacements called tube lights/bulbs to aid us in working during the night ???? Why cant we reverse the entire process we go through and start working during the nights and sleep during the day ?? haha...

Why cant I have breakfast at night ? and have lunch in the morning and dinner at noon ? ;)
Why cant I have my own room at office and my manager sit in my cubicle ? ;)
Why cant I pick up the fone and say "Bye" instead of "Hi" ?? ;)
Why cant I sit on the table and keep my comp on the chair and work ?? ;)

I guess its just plain "Herd Mentality" that YOU , ME and EVERYONE have in us !! Someone has done it before and got his way through... so you better Follow Suit !!

I don't think any of us would dare to change the way we live, NOT YOU , NOT ME , NOT ANYONE... Coz we all are pretty insecure about the implications of having to drastically "Change".

Its not your fault to think that way coz we all are nothin but Humans.. and Humans are Plagiarists !!!
But its nice to think about it once in a while !!

May be me Blogging is just another act of Plagiarism ;) But hey I'm Human !! ;) Think about it U Plagiarist !!

Cheers,
Pavi !!

P.S : Those who work on shifts please excuse... you follow another page of Plagiarism ;)

Smoke on the Water !!! ;)

Another Day , Another Morning , Another Hour and yes Another Trip !!

This time around it was to the sparkling Hogenakal Falls or translated to " Smoke emitting Rocks - Falls ".
For those who dont have any clue/idea about this place , its the place which is seen in nearly the entire first half of the famed movie "Roja" directed by yes my fav Maniratnam...
To be precise its the place where the song "Chinna Chinna Aasai" was shot :)

We were thinking about the boredom that surrounded us at office during the entire week the usual cribbing session were happening at our lunch tables.. though we had just got back from Jog Falls around 2 weeks back , all of us had the penchant to get out of the city this weekend too :) so here started our plan to leave to Hogenakal Falls :)

I kinda knew a lot about the place coz i had seen it may be half a dozen times owing to the fact that it is very close to my Dad's native place and I’ve seen the falls in all its glory and also sometimes only in a percentage of its glory. But still i knew that every time you get to see this magnificent falls its gonna leave behind a different picture in your mind !!

Some prerequisites that i had set before leaving for this outing was i wanted the expenditure to be an all time low considering the thousands that I had recently spent on my clothes.. Thanks indeed to the humongous collections that all the shops had as a part of the "Sale Season”. I guess i am born to shop and shop and shop... I just dont get tired of shoppin the way I dont get tired of seeing my Parents daily :) I know thts what u call an "Addiction" hehehe..

Anyways keeping the "Cost-cutting" factor in mind my very kind friends planned to travel to this destination only using "Government Transport”. Both the Karnataka and the Tamilnadu Transport services proved to be very helpful !! :)

We boarded the Coimbatore Intercity Express at the City Railway Station during the wee hours of a chilly morning at 6:15 AM. We were lucky and intelligent to go to the farthest general compartment which had only a few people occupying the seats. I got my most wanted window seat and we started off with Gleaming Faces and tht wicked smile on us which said " Ah hah Train!! " hehe ;)

We reached Dharmapuri in nearly 2.5 hrs and we had breakfast at a nearby snack bar.Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyy Delecioussssss food is all i can say about the breakfast. One of my friends went to the extent of planning a drive to dharmapuri on a weekend only to have Breakfast and Lunch here ;)

After the totally satiating heavy breakfast or brunch we started off to the Bus stand to catch a bus to Hogenakal Falls.We got a bus immediately and as expected all the buses here were equipped with a DVD player and 2 TV sets playing the best of Tamil Movies to entertain all the travelers. I guess some people traveled from place to place only to watch the movie ;) hehe

Though i wasn’t very interested in the movie , I had to watch it sometimes to translate the dialogues for my friends who were watching it like as if they hadn’t watched a movie in the past decade...(with a gaping mouth) hehe..

After an hour's journey we reached Hogenakal and the weather was pleasant and a bit sunny :) After walkin a distance we had at least 5 boatmen surrounding us and asking us what we would want to do and whether we are interested to go for a coracle ride around the falls.

My first sight of the falls was totally an "unexpected" one. All I could see was water gushing up and down the sides with huge waves in its path. I had never ever expected to see the waters this way. The river was roaring and it beat the sides with a sea like effect coz of which we could see waves coming our way :) It was scary and yet a treat to the eye !
Then we bargained a little and rented a coracle for Rs 450 and started off towards the falls with the boatman indeed :)

It was a pleasant ride though we were constantly engaged with the new sights of the gushing water which i'm sure has never reached this level in the past few years at least. The gorge that is seen in the Chinna Chinna Aasai song is now no more visible as the waters have risen to such an extent as to cover the entire gorge which measures a whooping 500 feet in height ! We were bamboozled by this fact... Oh God ! :S

After a nice ride on the waters the boatman stopped at a small rocky area which was supposed to be the only means of viewing the overflowing falls at this time of the year. We climbed the rocky path and reached a point from where we could see the entire range of falls. It was "Water Water Everyyyyywhere".All we could see was huge volumes of water being emptied into an already overflowing river and we couldn't quite distinguish one falls from the other coz the gap was minimizing by the hour i guess. The sight was simple superb. Then our very helpful boatman took us to a small rivulet kinda place where we could all settle down and play in the water. We all decided to spend around half an hour here and it was really relaxing and enjoyable to get into the waters !! I went a little ahead and tried totally immersing myself in the water but when the water level reached my ear i totally freaked and got back in nanoseconds.. Thanks to the Hydrophobic Me ;) (Yes i dont know to swim.. please laugh) hehe ;)

The entire surroundings was only H2O.. it looked like the gods above were all crying together and the land below was totally getting confused about this sudden outburst that the god's were going through.. hehe...Just a few meters away the waters were lashing and hitting the rocks and water was being sprayed everywhere due to the force. A sight to see and capture indeed !
This i call the "Click of the Day" view !! :)

After this refreshing experience as i would call it "F5" Indeed we went back to our coracle and got back to the banks in around 2 hours. To relieve us from the tiredness we just cooled ourselves with Tender Coconut and Cucumber and then strd off our journey back to Dharmapuri by yes indeed the "DVD Coach" Bus !! :)
The famous Rajnikanth Movie "Muthu" was playing and all passengers were more than delighted and excited to watch it !! :)
We reached Dharmapuri and had snacks at yes indeed the same Snack Bar and left to catch the train back to Bangalore.

The train though was an "Indian Railways" train came just on time and we were kinda too sleepy on our way back !! Music accompanied us till bangalore and we
reached Blore as expected at around 8:45 PM and then got back home !!

All in all a great and refreshing outing. Though we opted for the cheaper means of transport we were not let down at any point of time !! This proves that we still have some hard working people who make this world a better place to live in and yes Travel In too !! :)

Cheers to Cauvery for her mighty glory , Cheers to the rocks that gave birth to the Breathtaking Falls , Sheers to the Government for making it possible and Cheers to my Friends ! for having "Been there and Done that" !! :)

Cheers,
Pavi !! :)

Carnatic Music !!!!!!!!!!

Carnatic music, also known as karnātaka sangītam is one of the two styles of Indian classical music, the other being Hindustani music. The present form of Carnatic music is based on historical developments that can be traced to the 15th - 16th centuries CE and thereafter. From the ancient Sanskrit works available, and the several epigraphical inscriptional evidences, the history of classical musical traditions can be traced back to about 2500 years.Carnatic music is completely melodic, with improvised variations. The main emphasis is on vocal music; most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in a singing style (known as gāyaki). Like Hindustani music, Carnatic music rests on two main elements: rāga, the modes or melodic formulæ, and tāka, the rhythmic cycles.

Origins & History !!!!!!!!!!

The Sama Veda is said to have laid the foundation for Indian music, and consists mainily of hymns of Rigveda, set to musical tunes, and would be sung using three to seven musical notes during Vedic sacrifices, sometimes accompanied by an instrument.The Yajur-Veda, which mainly consists of sacrificial formulae, mentions the veena as an accompaniment to vocal recitations during the sacrifices.
Like all art forms in Indian culture, Carnatic Music is believed to have a divine origin, and music is venerated as an aspect of the supreme (nāda brāhmam).Ancient treatises describe the connection of the origin of swaras to the sounds of nature (as in animals and birds, the sound emanating from a bamboo reed as air passes through its hollows etc), and man’s keen sense of observation and perception that tried stimulating these sounds. Many scholars consider that folk music influenced the structure of Carnatic music too.

References to Indian classical music are made in many ancient religious texts, including epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Yajnavalkya Smriti mentions "Veena vadhana tathvangna sruti, jathi, visartha talanjaaprayasena moksha margam niyachathi" ("The one who is well versed in veena, one who has the knowledge of srutis and one who is adept in tala, attains salvation without doubt.")The historical roots of this tradition can be found in Bharata's Natya Shastra.Carnatic music is based on music concepts mentioned in Natya Sastra.Natya Shastra mentions many musical concepts (including swara and tala)that continue to be relevant to Carnatic music today. According to some scholars,Carnatic music shares certain classical music concepts with ancient Tamil music. The concept of Pann is related to Ragas used in Carnatic music.The rhythmic meters found in several musical forms (such as the Tiruppugazh) and other ancient literature, resemble the talas that are in use today.

Both Carnatic and Hindustani music shared a common history. Since the late 12th and early 13th centuries, as a result of the increasing Persian influence (and as a result of the Islamic conquest) in North India, Hindustani Music started evolving as a separate genre, while Carnatic music was relatively unaffected by these Arabic and Iranian influences.In Carnatic Music (which was based in South India), the pan-Indian bhakti movement laid a substantial basis as far as the use of religious themes are concerned, while major developments post 13th century also contributed to its divergence from Hindustani music.

Carnatic music saw renewed growth during Vijayanagar Empire by the Kannada Haridasa movement of Vyasaraja, Purandara Dasa, Kanakadasa and others.Purandara Dasa who is known as the Sangeeta Pitamaha (the grandfather of Carnatic music) laid out the fundamental tenets and framework for teaching carnatic music.Venkatamakhin is credited with the classification of ragas in the Melakarta System and wrote his most important work; Chaturdandi Prakasika (c.1635 CE) in Sanskrit. Govindacharya expanded the Melakarta Scheme into the Sampoorna raga system, which is the system in common use today.

Even though the earlier writers Matanga, Sarangadeva and others also were from Karnataka, the music tradition was formally named Karnataka Sangeetham for the first time only in the 13th Century when Vijayanagara empire was found.

An excerpt from an external site... but yet interesting !!!!!!! :)

Cheers,
Pavi !! :)

The Insatiable

The human mind is an "Insatiable" type... Contenment is a word that has lost its meaning as time has passed.

Moments of happiness and sadness have equally contributed to the growth of this unquenchable thirst to acheive more.

Good in its own way and very bad in some important ways...An insatiable mind shows signs of not being happy with whatever you have.
The mind complains about even the good around you.The penchant to acheive more burns the joy of achievement.Achievement loses its meaning and saddistic notions takes over.


When the heart is insatiable then comes dislike of what one is doing and this inturn troubles the mind and muddles the entire thinking process.... All this only for that one feeling which we are not able to curb... The feeling of "Want"..

Want is everywhere.... In you , In Me , In every soul around... The trials to curb this morbid growth in us leads to a feeling of confoundedness and a loop --> infinity thinking.

Some say ignorance is bliss... yes indeed its better to remain silent and ignorant about these facts coz you know u cant help it... and when u cant u better not "want" to... Now don't turn "Insatiable" about this too :)

Cheers,
Pavi !!

Gyaaaaaaaan !! :)

Some facts I never knew until... ;)

!) The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with

@) Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobiacs is the term for people who fear the number 666

#) Publishers have coined the term "Brownsploitation" for the rash of books that have sprung up in the wake of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code blockbuster

$) Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States

%) TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters only one row of the keyboard

^) The first words spoken by over Alexander Bell over the telephone were: "Watson, please come here.I want you."

&) There are no words in the English language that rhyme with silver and orange.

*) The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.

() Music can help reduce chronic pain by more than 20% and can alleviate depression by up to 25%.

)) Iceland has the highest concentration of broadband users in the world

!!) The Population of the world can live within the state boundaries of Texas

!@) There was once a town in West Virginia called "6."

!#) On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day

!$) If you can see a rainbow you must have your back to the sun.

Now you know !! WoooooHooooooooo !! :)
Keep browsing back to this space for more interesting facts

Cheers,
Pavi !! :)

Calvin & Hobbes !!

He makes me smile & smile & smile !! :)

... and then comes June !!

In Fountain Court

The fountain murmuring of sleep,
A drowsy tune;
The flickering green of leaves that keep
The light of June;
Peace, through a slumbering afternoon,
The peace of June.

A waiting ghost, in the blue sky,
The white curved moon;
June, hushed and breathless, waits, and I
Wait too, with June;
Come, through the lingering afternoon,
Soon, love, come soon.

Arthur Symons

Its not a poem i liked or related to its just the month that i really like coz i cherish the day i was born, the 6th day of this 6th month :)
Dedicated to all the June People !! We do rock ! :)

Cheers,
Pavi !! :)